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Man. Utd. face a trip to Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 81 games played, Red Devils have recorded 23 wins, and Liverpool have come away with 39 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in September 2008, the Reds carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Premier League match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 14 Mar | Man. Utd. | 1 - 4 | Liverpool | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 13 Sep | Liverpool | 2 - 1 | Man. Utd. | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sun 23 Mar | Man. Utd. | 3 - 0 | Liverpool | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sun 16 Dec | Liverpool | 0 - 1 | Man. Utd. | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 03 Mar | Liverpool | 0 - 1 | Man. Utd. | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sun 22 Oct | Man. Utd. | 2 - 0 | Liverpool | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 18 Feb | Liverpool | 1 - 0 | Man. Utd. | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Liverpool are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. In this time, Reds have rattled up an impressive 17 goals, and conceded 6.
Man. Utd.'s away form is equally impressive, with a marvellous return of five wins and one defeat from the last six. Those games have seen the Red Devils pummel 12 goals, and let in 2.
Liverpool lie just outside the playoff positions in the Barclays Premier League, picking up 15 points from their 9 games so far. Man. Utd. are currently sitting proudly at the top of the entire league, having collected 22 points from the 9 games played.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Liverpool | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
| Man. Utd. | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 16 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Man. Utd. are in great form out on the road, so much so that the Madmen confidently predict a comfortable three points from their visit to Liverpool. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Liverpool | 9 games since last home draw. Latest 4 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Man. Utd. | 5 successive away victories. 7 games since last away draw. 12 games since last defeat. |